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Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Pathfinder Encounters: The Monster Squad

As I wrote my Movie Suggestion for ‘The Monster Squad’,
I had a silly idea that I couldn’t get out of my head… The idea? To
find out, in Pathfinder/d20 terms, just how tough the encounters in the
movie were!
So if you want to know how well your Pathfinder characters would
compare to a team of kids, their pet dog, a few adults and
Frankenstein’s Monster, you’re about to find out!!!
Also, keep in mind that THERE ARE SPOILERS regarding the movie!
O.k, let’s take a look at the monsters…

Dracula: (CR 9, 6400 XP) The sample vampire
given in Pathfinder’s Bestiary suits Dracula perfectly. The levels in
Sorcerer would cover his ability to Animate Dead seen at the beginning of the movie, his use of Magic Missile
seen during the last fight and how he turned his car and himself
incorporeal. (Although maybe the car itself was a magic item that could
do that, but I digress.)

The Wolfman: (CR 2, 600 XP) I’m using the
Bestiary’s sample Werewolf for the Wolfman. The sample gives us a
Werewolf with two levels in Fighter. Given how he’s able to fight many
policemen at the same time while still human, I’m comfortable with that.

The Mummy: (CR 5, 1600 XP) The Mummy from the Bestiary.

Gillman: (CR 2, 600 XP) The Sahuagin from the Bestiary.

Frankenstein’s Monster: A Flesh Golem
(with Intelligence and Wisdom scores) from the Bestiary. He never
actually fights the Monster Squad and joins them instead, so he’s
considered a member of the Party.

Now, the Monster Squad has three Encounters during the movie.

Encounter 1: (CR 11, 13 600 XP) The first
Encounter is actually the most dangerous of the whole movie, both in
itself and due to the fact that the amount of heroes present is less
than the one at the end of the movie. The Encounter consists firstly of a
Collapse (CR 8, 4800 XP, Pathfinder Core Rulebook p.415) which
leaves Frankenstein’s Monster buried and out of the fight. Then the
remaining members of the party must face Dracula, his 3 Vampire Brides and the Wolfman. They wisely decide to retreat.

Encounter 2: (CR 5, 1600 XP) The Squad faces off against the Mummy and defeats it.

Encounter 3: (CR 9, 9400 XP) This Encounter is
actually just 200 XP short of being a CR 10 Encounter. The amount of
Party members present is higher than ever before and many NPCs arrive to
help. This Encounter consists of Dracula, the Vampire Brides, the Wolfman and Gillman.